Sunday, January 17, 2010

Monday, February 9, 2009

I just finished this book, Water for Elephants: A Novel and I have to say it is by far one of my favorite books of all times. I don’t know if the author’s research on circuses is what makes it so intriguing or the fact that the plot revolves around an elderly man who is remembering his past life of working in a circus. It takes place during the depressions era as well as present time. Jacob, an elderly fellow in his 90’s, is excited about the prospect of seeing the circus which was performing next to the nursing home where he lived. Gruen’s characters are so alive and described so that they are easy to picture in your mind.

I think that the fact that my father is now elderly and living in assisted living, helps me to empathize with how he may feel and how he is treated by others. Fortunately in this book, there is an unexpected, happy ending.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

I finally finished this book, Where Are You Now?: A Novel.
If you like Mary Higgins Clark, you will not be disappointed. You have your heroine – Carolyn – and heroe (even though you don’t know who he is until the end) and she kept you guessing as to who was the butler (you know “the butler did it”). This is a great “who done it?” mystery and for most people, will keep you reading to the wee hours of the night.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

I’ve owned this URL for quite awhile and have really not done anything with it other than create blogs for my students to discuss books. My niece made me start thinking about it when she posted a comment on her blog about books and wanting to get back into reading.